Circumstances under which the president may exercise prerogative of mercy

Under the provisions of the Constitution the president is empowered to:

1. Grant pardon to a convicted person either free or subject to lawful condition.
2. Grant respite to a person indefinitely or for a specified duration of the execution of punishment imposed by a court of law.
3. Substitute a less severe form of punishment for a punishment imposed on a person for an offence.
4. Remit the whole or part of a punishment imposed on a person for an offence.
5. Remove the whole or part of the disqualification of a person imposed by a court of law under the National Assembly and Presidential Elections Act.